25 Quick, Low-Prep Activities That Support Early Learning and Child Development May 26, 2025Alana Elliott Boost your child’s development with these 25 low-prep, educational activities using tools and toys from Castle & Kite. Includes free downloadable activity guide!
Crafting for Emotional Well-being: The Therapeutic Power of Art January 18, 2024Alana Elliott In the chaotic tapestry of childhood, art emerges as a powerful thread weaving emotional resilience. Crafting becomes a language for little hearts, allowing them to articulate feelings too complex for...
Effortless Creativity: The Practical Magic of Our Mess-Free Magic Water Scroll December 16, 2023Alana Elliott A sell-out product time and time again- Unlock practical magic as your little cub paints scenes, stamps, splatters, free draws and more. The magic canvas responds to a touch of...
Unlock Your Kid’s Creativity with Our Craft Subscription February 02, 2023Alana Elliott Kids can get easily bored with the same activities. With our Kids Craft Box subscription, your kids will never run out of fun and interesting crafting activities. Every month we...
Christmas Holiday Card DIY November 19, 2021Alana Elliott Christmas is near, what goes better with your presents than a nice homemade card?Here’s an easy and original one you can personalise however you want!
Raising Confident Readers May 29, 2020Melissa Smith83 comments Young children are captivated by books, and story time is something magical to them. It’s so important we protect this and positively encourage our children on their own reading journey....
COVID-19 Update April 10, 2020Alana Elliott8376 comments An update on how our business is handling the Coronavirus situation. Information on dispatch and shipping times as well as what we can do to keep the kids occupied during...
22 FREE activities for the kids during isolation March 29, 2020Alana Elliott52 comments Liss and I have put together 22 things that we've been doing with our kids to get through the day. These activities have been tried and tested by our own...
Auditory processing and learning February 19, 2020Guest Blogger Monique is the parent of a struggling learner. She has developed a passion for helping children and adults to learn better after reading Dr Norman Doidge's book The Brain That Changes...
Sound advice for parents with children starting school January 26, 2020Alana Elliott A survey of parents in 2019 showed that over 75% of parents hadn’t had their children’s hearing checked since they were born. Now you might be thinking what’s wrong with...
Dental care for kids September 09, 2019Alana Elliott3 comments In this interview-style blog, we asked our favourite dentist, Dr Dan, some burning 'kids dental health' questions. Good dental hygiene is so important for general health and well being. And we've...
Five Activities Kids Can Learn through Reward Charts June 08, 2019Alana Elliott These days parents are so busy, it's not easy to keep our patience to teach our kids a new skill at the end of a long day. We tend to...